Metal shoe.



.J. L. G. WEBB.

METAL SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. I915. 1,216,896. Patented Feb. 20,1917.

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I. L. G. WEBB.

METAL SHOE.

APPLICATION mac MAR. 26. ms.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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OFFICE.

JAMES L. G. WEBB, 0F GOODELLS, MICHIGAN, A S SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT D BAILEY, 0F GOODELLS, MICHIGAN,

METAL SHOE.

To all whom it may concern: Be-it known'that 1, JAMES L. G. WEBB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Goodells, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Shoes; and I do'hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others'skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v This invention relates to metal show, de signed to be -worn by miners and rallroad section men, lumbermen, and others, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a shoe which may be slipped on over the ordinary shoe for protecting the sole, heel and toe portion of the shoe, or which may be formed as a shoe made of metal and having Q a suitable lining to be worn without other shoes.

The foregoing and other objects may be attained by means .of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in-

which, 4 rv Figure 1 is a side elevation of a metal shoe adapted to be worn over the ordinary'shoe and made in accordance with this invention,

the inanner of securing the calks to the, I

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a metal and leather shoe adapted to be worn next 'to the stocking,

,lFig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the metal so e, r p

Fig. .4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the shoe shown in Fig. 1,.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through the shoe shown in Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 is a detailsectional view showing metal sole. p

Referring to the drawings, and more particularlyto Figs. 1 and 4 thereof, thenumeral 1 designates the ordinary shoe worn by miners, railroad section men, or lum'bermen, and this shoemay be of'any suitable type. The metal overshoe comprises a toe cap 2, a heel stiffener or counter 3 and a heel portion 4, said heel portion being of greater thickness than the counter, asshown in Fig. 1, and adapted to-receive the heel 5 of the shoe 1. In this type of shoe, an instep strap 6 extends around the shoe and is connected to onev side of the metal counter 3, while at at 10 and side flanges 11 are "aluminum, or any other suitable at the sldes of the sole flanges 11 extend up slippery places.

Various changes may be made in the de-' the other ,side a tab or strap extension 7 is connected by suitable fastenings 8- and a atentedFeb.20,'1'9 17. Application filed March 26,1915. fserialnaizao'a. Y

buckle 9 connects the strap 6 and the exten-.

front of the heel 5 the metalplate is hinged turned up over the slde's of the sole.

similar hinge 13 so as to give an elastic movement at the shank of the shoe. The

The overshoe may be. made of copper, steel, metal, and

beyond the thickness of the sole of the inner shoe. "Calks15 for'the sole and heel of the shoe are provided with threaded shanks '16 and may be connected at any. suitable point in the sole and heel of the shoe, said calks being particularly desirable for lu'mbermen A hinge member 12 is also connected to the hinge 10 and toe and, others-working in cold climates and on v slippery places.

The shoes shown in Figs. 2 and 5 are sub-- I I stan'tially the same as that already described excepting that there is no instep strap used,

, andthe leather upper. 1 of the shoe is connected by a line of fastenings 2 to the metal counter 3 and the remaining portion of the metal sole and toe caps are substantially the es I same as that already described.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a shoe made in accordance with thisinven tionwill wear four or five times as long as the-ordinary leather shoe, and will be perfectly safe for persons working on ice or on tails of construction without departing from the spirit and scope, of the invention as de-' :plate section having the ends'thereof converged toward one side, a heel plate s'ection having an extension on the breast portion thereof, and a sole plate section, upwardly extending flanges formed on the ed es of said sections,.the upwardly extending anges on the ends of the arch plate being slit, thus forming tongues, said tongues being rolled,

the flanges formed on the inner end of the section, and means for securing the overshoe to the foot of the wearer.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J AMES L. G. WEBB.

Witnesses:

P. E. NEAToN,

ANNA NEATON. 

